I agree. And he should keep what was working, Marian Vajda.Djokovic should only have 1 coach and be himself... develop his own original style and no need to change things. Every player has their own strength and djoker should concentrate on keeping it up instead of changing things.
Even as a Djoker hater I have to say he has a better ground game than Martin ever had. Serve and net game is the only thing Martin has over him, movement, Fh and Bh is all in Djoker's favor.Is there any shot that Djoker hits better than Todd Martin?
Djoker is a way better mover so he more than makes up for it, but maybe having a coach who is a better ball striker than himself is affecting his confidence.
serve: Martin
volleys: Martin
Forehand: Martin
Backhand: About even
LOL @ forehand martin and BH even . djoker's FH >> martin's FH and djoker's BH >> martin's BHIs there any shot that Djoker hits better than Todd Martin?
Djoker is a way better mover so he more than makes up for it, but maybe having a coach who is a better ball striker than himself is affecting his confidence.
serve: Martin
volleys: Martin
Forehand: Martin
Backhand: About even
I don't know, Martin had a pretty sweet ground game.Even as a Djoker hater I have to say he has a better ground game than Martin ever had. Serve and net game is the only thing Martin has over him, movement, Fh and Bh is all in Djoker's favor.
umm, because he chaged his serve ( which was pretty fine earlier ) after todd martin became his coach and now its become 'mediocore'why are djokovics recent bad results in connection with todd martin?
i mean, i know he is kind of his coach beside marian vajda, but imo in tennis it's very hard and kind of impossible to play constantly on such a level like djokovic did throughout many years. therefore i think it's kind of natural to lose on some tournaments early like he did now.
I disagree.why are djokovics recent bad results in connection with todd martin?
i mean, i know he is kind of his coach beside marian vajda, but imo in tennis it's very hard and kind of impossible to play constantly on such a level like djokovic did throughout many years. therefore i think it's kind of natural to lose on some tournaments early like he did now.
Good video. he hasn't had such a good serve for over a year now, and its now become downright appalling.I disagree.
He did not lose one or two tournaments early, lets face it, he did not beat anyone worthy this year...
AO -- he had the easiest draw until Tsonga, then he lost. The very next round, Federer has shown where Tsonga really is.
He was lucky in Dubai as there was no real challenger...but he almost missed to win that one too.
IW -- yes, Ljubicic was hot, but looking back, Novak beat him 5 times in a row. Plus, the road to the 4th round was 3 setters in every round
SEO -- he loses to Rochus, dropping his serve MANY times, 11 DFs
I don't see a true #2 in the world here... His serve is falling apart. I am sure there must be a reason Martin is changing his serve motion. Novak's serve used to be excellent, but I believe it was dangerous for his shoulder. Here is an example of his old serving: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F9j52omb2E&feature=player_embedded
His confidence is shaken. Hopefully, he can pull out of this slump and have a great clay season...
well first of all, i would say his serve was good, solid, but imo not his best shot though.umm, because he chaged his serve ( which was pretty fine earlier ) after todd martin became his coach and now its become 'mediocore'
yeah he did not lose one or two tournaments in row that early, but i think that's just human. look back to 07. federer played great tennis at the ao (didn't drop a single set!) and dubai and lost surprisingly two times in a row against canas (i know defensive player, wahtever...). my point is, that's just a high level and djokovic never had a weapon like federer's or nadal's forehand, or roddick's serve, therefore it is not THAT surprisingly that he can lose that early too. but against rochus thats really a big upset.dr325i said:I disagree.
He did not lose one or two tournaments early, lets face it, he did not beat anyone worthy this year...
AO -- he had the easiest draw until Tsonga, then he lost. The very next round, Federer has shown where Tsonga really is.
He was lucky in Dubai as there was no real challenger...but he almost missed to win that one too.
IW -- yes, Ljubicic was hot, but looking back, Novak beat him 5 times in a row. Plus, the road to the 4th round was 3 setters in every round
SEO -- he loses to Rochus, dropping his serve MANY times, 11 DFs
i know there are many djokovic fans, but imo he never was a true #2.I don't see a true #2 in the world here... [...]
well we don't how exactly how his mind works. But his serve itself was pretty fine, did it really require a rehaul ???? so todd martin who's involved in this change shares a part of the blamewell first of all, i would say his serve was good, solid, but imo not his best shot though.
if i'm looking through to the current top 10 list. there are only nadal, davydenko and maybe murray which have not a better serve then djokovic. and i'm only talking about the top 10 list, there are many other guys like ljubicic which has and always had a much better serve.
i mean i totally agree that he changed his serve and it was better earlier, but i'm pretty sure there is a reason (like already mentioned maybe his shoulder) why he changed his serve motion and you can't say todd is responsible for that.
my point is, djokovic would be quite stupid if he wouldn't see that his serve was better and still plays with the new serve motion just because todd told him so.
+1Djokovic is not a guy that is going to year in and year out dominate and win every tournament. Give it up people, you are setting the bar too high. Stop being spoiled and expect everyone to dominate like Federer and Nadal.
Yeah Nam,but all we are asking is for him not to lose in the second round while being the nr.2 guy in tennis and to a guy who has not achieved anything worthwhile in tennis. I mean,he is the nr.2 right now,something which he has fought for in the last years and instead of consolidating his spot he seems to be playing the worse tennis of his career. Also,I heard the is tired and we are not even halfway into the season. He should not play everything in sight like last year when he finished with 90+ matches if I remember correctly.Djokovic is not a guy that is going to year in and year out dominate and win every tournament. Give it up people, you are setting the bar too high. Stop being spoiled and expect everyone to dominate like Federer and Nadal.
oh come on, u dont think Stefanki has improved roddick? I think roddick's backhand has become better overall. Do u really believe that Roddick would have been able to play so well at wimby last year without stefanki?Djokovic has really gone down hill since hooking up with Martin.
That's why I get annoyed with all the fans on Fed's website who ***** about him not having a proper coach. Look how many coaches Roddick has gone through and he's still a one slam wonder. How exactly has Stefanki improved his game? Murray hired Corretja but he still hasn't won a big title on clay. Djokovic has had plenty of WTF losses since hooking up with Martin. Just goes to show that hiring a big name/well known coach doesn't necessarily translate into better results.
this .Just wait until he starts hitting aces from serving on his knees.
I think Stefaneki has indeed improved Roddick tremendeously:oh come on, u dont think Stefanki has improved roddick? I think roddick's backhand has become better overall. Do u really believe that Roddick would have been able to play so well at wimby last year without stefanki?
Yeah Nam,but all we are asking is for him not to lose in the second round while being the nr.2 guy in tennis and to a guy who has not achieved anything worthwhile in tennis. I mean,he is the nr.2 right now,something which he has fought for in the last years and instead of consolidating his spot he seems to be playing the worse tennis of his career. Also,I heard the is tired and we are not even halfway into the season. He should not play everything in sight like last year when he finished with 90+ matches if I remember correctly.
I can understand proven champs like fed or nadal being a bit bored with the non-slams and maybe losing first or second round in a couple of events but at this stage in his career,novak should be at his hungriest and he looks totally flat out there,like he has no motivation anymore.
We're not expecting him to dominate like Federer of 2006. We're expecting him to play like Novak Djokovic of 2007/2008 not playing way below his top level like he has so far this year.Djokovic is not a guy that is going to year in and year out dominate and win every tournament. Give it up people, you are setting the bar too high. Stop being spoiled and expect everyone to dominate like Federer and Nadal.
I would not rush things. There MUST be a reason they are changing his serve. Could be the long term benefit. I would be surprised that they would alter a VERY good serve just for the heck of it...He should fire Martin. He was much better before hiring him.